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Sega was launched
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Magnavox Odyssey
World's first game console, Predates the Atari Pong home consoles, Prototype known as the “Brown Box” is now at the Smithsonian. -
Pong
A coin-op arcade game by Atari Inc, Based on table tennis, First game to gain widespread popularity - launched the industry boom. -
Gran Track 10
A single-player racing arcade game by Atari, Player races against the game clock, accumulating points. -
Maze Wars
One of the first FPS, Players wander in a maze, Used tile-based movement, Other players are eyeballs that can be shot or harmed. -
Magnavox Odyssey
Played cartridges, Keyboard; used for educational games, selecting options, or programming, First game was an instant classic: Quest for the Rings! -
Coleco Telstar
By Coleco - AY-3-8500 chip, Pong variants on a domestic television receiver and available to any manufacturer. -
APF TV Fun
Pong clone manufactured by APF formally a electronics developer, Four built-in games (Tennis, Hockey, Single Handball, and Squash), Had a speaker and two controller knobs. -
Fairchild Channel F
The world's second cartridge-based video game console, after the Magnavox Odyssey. -
Fairchild Channel F
The world's second cartridge-based video game console, after the Magnavox Odyssey. -
Atari 2600
Popularized game cartridges - popular in the 1980s, Originally Atari VCS; later changed to "Atari 2600" in 1982, after the release of Atari 5200. -
Chuck E Cheese’s
Pizza restaurant with arcade games, amusement rides, an animatronics show, climbing equipment, tubes, and slides
Helped improve the image of video games. -
Space Invaders (2)
Pixilated alien has become a pop culture icon, often used as a symbol representing video games as a whole -
Space Invaders
Created in Japan - later licensed in US, Shooting game - players defeat waves of aliens with a laser and earn points. -
Intellivision
Four games available and a pack-in game: Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack, First to pose a serious threat to Atari. -
Asteroids
Control a spaceship in an asteroid field traversed by flying saucers. -
Pac Man
Became a social phenomenon that sold related merchandise and inspired an animated television series and a top-ten hit single. -
Pac Man (2)
Highest brand awareness of any video game character -
Donkey Kong
Move the character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. -
Donkey Kong (2)
Move the character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. -
Frogger
Move frogs home by crossing a busy road and navigate a river - skillful players obtain bonuses. -
Galaga
Control a space ship while aliens fly in formation and come down at the player's ship to either shoot or collide. -
Tron
A computer hacker is trapped inside a digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial-type games.
